Fire company "Ever Ready, No. 2" was organized on the west side (Beloit); it did not receive its engine until February 1857.

The evidence

• “Eoer Ready, No. 2. — In August, 1856, was organized fire company " Ever Ready, No, 2." The company did not receive its engine until February, 1857. The first officers were ;”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/15-rock-county-ch09-beloit.md, PDF p. 643

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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